A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (and why we love libraries)

[Linda]

Parker wrote: "I was blessed or cursed -- I'm not sure which -- with a very good ear for accents. When I studied acting in high school, I was the character actress because I could play whatever they needed me to...."

I've done the same thing, I find out about it in weird ways.....I was with a colleague from Argentina, buying her a sweatshirt in Harvard Square. A nearby couple overheard us speaking Spanish, and the guy (who was from El Salvador) asked me if I was from Mendoza. Not just Argentina, mind you. Specifically Mendoza. Weird thing was, I had spent a month there and a few weeks here and there, and have a friend here that I hang with. While my Spanish normally isn't remotely South American, it must have been because I was with this colleague, who's also from the north. It was just so weird that he pinpointed the city I'd been to. In fun, I've done other accents when speaking Spanish, but only when the topic comes up, like you say, Parker, so people know you're not poking fun.

[Parker]

Mirror neurons, eh? I'm that person you just described. I once thought about going into Veterinary medicine, but didn't, not only because maths, but also if an animal or person is upset, I usually am too (except with hubby and kids. Funny that). I knew I'd be pretty much useless.

[Linda]

I also learned that I'm INTJ (a friend had "diagnosed" me once in conversation, so I took the Briggs Meyer, and she was pretty much right, though sometimes I wonder if I"m in INFJ). Either way, I pick up on nuances that others don't hear/see.

[Joy, Your Obedient Servant]

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